Thanksgiving To Who?

Desperate people need hope......they are not comforted with the thought that when they die....it is lights out....blessed oblivion. Especially those who have been dealt a bad hand in life....since they missed out here.....they hope that there may be some comfort in an afterlife. Who can blame them. At the very least....they do not deserve scorn from the rest of us who have come to realize that there is nothing after death....that life is....in the long run is meaningless....and has no real purpose.Fear of death....and non existence seems to be the main driving force behind belief in God. Frederich Nietsche understood this. Then of course who knows for sure eh? It is enough of a stretch even foragnostics to admit the possibility of a creative intelligence behind the big bang.....and an even greater stretch to believe in the god or gods as promoted by ancient and not so ancient cultures.....usually by the more intelligent in their midst as a method of power and control.Granted.....sciencehas not yet been able prove or disprove the existence of "God"....nor can it prove or disprove the existence of "spirits", "ghosts" or "fairies"......though many believe in such. And in the same vein.....neither can "religion" or theologians prove or disprove the existence of "God" through metaphysics or philosophy. Both sides can raise interesting arguments and theories....but that is all. I just feltthat this little primer would be good food for thought at the thanksgiving table.BTW.......when people speak of giving thanks.....the thanks has to be directed to someone....something.....It really makes no sense to be "thankful" to noone other than a person.....so if someone who is not a believer in a god....for the phrase to make sense....the thanks should be directed to another person or persons who have provided, or to a group who they are thankful to. The "thanks" actually means nothing if it is just a phrase...."we are thankful".....thankful?....thankful to whom or what? Even giving thanks to nature makes no more sense than giving thanks to the turkey or the leaves on the trees.